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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 3785: Examiners and Allowance Rates

113 examiners • 47 with pending office actions • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (Tech Center 3700)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 8,902 dispositions): 56% allowance rate • 3.3 office actions per allowance • 1,198 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Alec Robert Wahl100.0%40
Yurie Hong100.0%30
Akhil Adai Jayan100.0%30
Amirah Dannye Wright100.0%29
Rachel H Moon100.0%10
Melis Tulin Jensen100.0%10
Rachel Anne Ometz100.0%10
Jacob F Betit100.0%10
Nicolas Allen Arnett100.0%10
Davetta Woods Goins100.0%10
Danielle Bernadette Restaino100.0%112
Joseph D Boecker88.5%61047
Paul William Thiede86.3%510
Valerie Lynn Woodward80.7%42421
Margaret M Luarca80.6%36124
Bradley H Philips80.0%250
Annette Fredricka Dixon79.5%46933
Nathan Minh Le75.8%1240
Timothy A Stanis75.7%3453
Minhua Zhao75.0%40
Thomas W Greig74.9%18317
Quang D Thanh72.4%3260
Ned T Heffner72.2%1150
Tyler Allen Raubenstraw71.2%13923
Elliot S Ruddie70.1%3346
Cana A Gallegos70.0%1000
Teresa J Walberg69.5%1050
Brian Thai-Binh Khong69.4%29131
Brandy Scott Lee69.2%521
Ljiljana V Ciric68.6%1210
Colin W Stuart68.5%46725
Peter S Vasat68.4%190
Tu A Vo67.7%47131
Michael Jasper Tsai67.4%1350
Jaeick Jang66.7%10224
Danielle E Roman66.7%30
Savannah L Gabriel65.4%1850
Maap Ahmed Ellabib64.9%7433
Mishal Zahra Hussain64.8%5429
Kathryn Elizabeth Ditmer63.3%36533
Rohan Deep Patel63.3%4922
Kelsey E Baller62.5%21632
Vincent D Hoang61.3%310
Victoria Murphy60.5%17732
Allison Shields Lown60.0%50
Douglas Young Sul59.9%38426
Latoya M Louis59.8%40019
Jonathan S Paciorek59.3%810
Paige Kathleen Bugg58.5%26537
Rachel T Sippel58.4%37735
Matthew Ryan Moon58.1%33930
Suraj Kandalam57.1%70
Alexander Morales57.0%2070
Tina Zhang56.1%9822
Sarah B Lederer55.6%16936
Thao Tran55.0%400
Sydney Reyes Russell52.8%3632
Thomas Zhu Chang52.2%2331
Christopher E Miller52.0%30036
Kendra D Carter52.0%1000
Mautin Isaac Ashimiu51.1%8823
Matthew Standard51.1%450
Aislinn Moira Jones50.0%1220
Lanie Elizabeth Ratterree50.0%20
Zachary E Love50.0%20
Sara Katherine Toich49.5%9933
Matthew D Ziegler47.7%23727
Mayisha M Khan47.4%190
Arielle R Wolff46.3%19024
Abigayle Ann Dale44.0%2522
Gwynneth Linnea Howell43.2%7424
Charles M Vivian42.4%330
Kira B Daher42.4%9223
Jason N Thompson40.4%470
Travis C Ruby39.3%890
Kelsey Rhee38.2%3418
Brian Marshall Booker37.5%80
Benjamin Kusiak37.0%1380
Filip Zec36.9%840
Eric N Theisen36.4%110
Nicholas B Engel36.0%250
Paolo Gonzalez34.7%720
Neil James Kauffman33.3%30
Graciela Natalia Lebron De Jesus31.2%1634
Leonard R Leo29.1%1410
Alexis K Cox28.8%800
Jacqueline M Pinderski26.8%23932
Kris Hanyu Gong25.0%3632
Steven O Douglas25.0%40
Indrajit Ghosh23.7%380
Ignacio Emmanuel Landeros22.7%440
Keira Eileen Callison21.7%2329
Jon Schermerhorn20.0%50
Nicholas P Dacosta20.0%50
Devon Lane16.7%480
Thomas Y Ho15.2%330
Justine Romang Yu13.6%660
Samchuan Cua Yao9.6%830
Ian B Soule6.7%600
Judy J Swann2.4%410
Claire E Rojohn III0.0%30
Jonathan Charles Teixeira Moffat0.0%30
Dante Smiriglio0.0%30
Dawit Muluneh0.0%30
Kevin Chou0.0%30
Robyn Corinne Sutter0.0%10
Jose K Abraham0.0%10
Jeffrey T Palenik0.0%10
Alexander John Guerrero0.0%10
Jack David Tangstrom0.0%10
Jamie Haebin Bishop—08
Lerome Dewayne Pratt—05
Javaun Lamar Harriott—02

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 3785?

55.8% over the last five years, across 8,902 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 3785 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Joseph D Boecker (88.5%, 610 resolved), Paul William Thiede (86.3%, 51 resolved), Valerie Lynn Woodward (80.7%, 424 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 3785 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Judy J Swann (2.4%, 41 resolved), Ian B Soule (6.7%, 60 resolved), Samchuan Cua Yao (9.6%, 83 resolved).

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